NASA's Kepler mission has discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system, a milestone in the search for planets like the earth, the space agency said on Tuesday.The planets, called Kepler-20e and Kepler-20f, are the smallest planets outside the…

Two years after breakthrough 3D megahit "Avatar," Hollywood is still struggling to decide how best to use the new technology, as filmgoers tire of the novelty and say no to annoying glasses.While 2011 ends with a couple of well-received 3D movies - including Steven…

It's an unlikely sight at one of the biggest US military bases: young families lining up and waiting patiently outside a warehouse for free gifts to slip under the Christmas tree.Times are tough as much for military families as for anyone else in America…

The discovery of a supernova only hours after its explosion has probably solved a long-standing mystery on the origin of the brightest known phenomena in the Universe, scientists reported.On August 24, scientists witnessed the spectacular eruption of light and energy thrown off by the…

The death toll in Hingorja van cylinder blast has reached 12, DCO Khairpur said.According to reports, the van was carrying more than two dozen passengers when its gas cylinder exploded. The van caught fire after the explosion.The dead bodies and those injured have…

The White House Wednesday asked Congress to pass a temporary spending measure to head off the prospect of a government shutdown as a bitter pre-Christmas standoff escalated with Republicans.The vast functions of the US government will creak to a halt unless a new one-trillion-dollar…

Twelve alleged Al-Qaeda militants plus two other inmates have tunnelled their way to freedom from a prison in the south Yemen city of Aden, a security official said on Monday.The prisoners fled through a six-metre (yard) tunnel they dug at the western end of…

Canada's immigration minister announced Monday a ban on wearing face coverings such as burka and niqab veils when taking a citizenship oath."Starting today, any individual will have to show his or her face when taking the oath of citizenship," Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told…

South Korea is planning to add air-launched cruise missiles capable of destroying high value targets in North Korea to its arsenal, reports and officials said Wednesday.The plan is awaiting parliamentary approval, a defence ministry spokesman told, adding that the air force wanted to buy…

About 1,000 asteroids big enough to cause catastrophic damage if they hit Earth are orbiting relatively nearby, a NASA survey shows.In a project known as Spaceguard, the U.S. space agency was ordered by Congress in 1998 to find 90 percent of objects near Earth…